Perambulator.



UNrrnr) STATES Patented November 8, 1904.

LOUIS PEROTTI, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

PERAMBULATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,451, dated.November 8, 1904.

Application filed March 23, 1904. Serial No. 199,583. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis PERoTTI, a subject of the King of Italy,residing at Newark,

in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements inPer-ambulators; and Ido heroby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention.

This invention relates to perambulators or baby-walking carriages bywhich babies are taught to walk.

The objects of this-invention are to arrange the perambulator so as toallow of its being accommodated underneath a sofa or the like when it isnot used and when pulled out from underneath the sofa to permit the babyto walk alongside the sofa to and fro.

Another object of my invention is to combine this perambulator with acradle-cl 6., to use the perambulator when turned into a certainposition as a cradle.

The invention consists in the improved perambulator or baby -carriageand in the arrangements and combinations of the parts thereof, allsubstantially as will be hereinafter set forth, and embraced in theclauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 indicates a top view ofthe sofa and the perambulator, partly in section, and the frame thereof.sofa and a vertical section of the frame carrying the perambulator, thelatter being shown partly in section. Fig. 3 is a front View of the sofaand a cross-section of the frame and the perambulator, the latter beingshown in a position as used as a cradle, the frame being broken away,showing the whole arrangement when lowered and shoved underneath thesofa; and Fig. a is a side view of the sectional perambulator.

1n the drawings, 1 is the sofa, and 2 its supporting side walls, inwhich longitudinal grooves 3 are provided at the top and bottom. Thesegrooves are adapted to serve as guides for the cross-bars 1 of the framecarrying the perambulator. This frame consists of a front wall 6, a rearwall 7, and cross-bars 4, conmeeting the said two walls of the frame.The

bottom cross-bars project beyond the rear wall Fig. 2 is a side view ofthe 7 of the frame and into the grooves 3 of the walls2 of the sofa. Thewalls 6 and 7 extend upward to a height as to fit in the free space 8underneath the sofa. A second frame consisting of two walls 9 and 10,connected by cross-bars 11, is vertically movable within the frame 6 7and is adapted to serve as a support and a guide for the perambulator.The said frames extend longitudinally from one end to the other of thesofa and parallelly therewith. The frame 9 10 is held in its upperposition by means of links 12 13, pivoted to each other, the links 12being attached at the ends of the bottom edges of the walls 9 and 10 andthe links 13 at the ends and the bottom of the walls 6 and 7. When theframe 9 10 is lifted, the links 12 13 stretch and take up the positionshown in Fig. 2, and when the frame 9 10 is lowered the links 12 13 arefolded,

as indicated by the dotted lines in said figure.

When the perambulator is not in use, the movable frame 9 10, carryingthe perambulator, is lowered into the first frame 6 7 and the wholearrangement shoved underneath the sofa, as shown at the right of Fig. 3.The perambulator consists of two partly-cylindrical sections 1 1 15,having the shape of molds, with plain side surfaces 17, an open bottom,and a top having a circular hole 5. These sections are adapted to belocked with each other, so as to form one piece to serve as aperambulator. For this purpose at each end the section 14: is providedon both sides with a hook 16, projecting upward and outward and adaptedto be engaged by lockingbars 18, arranged in corresponding recesses inthe other section, 15. These locking-bars 18 are spring-acted andproject laterally outward. At their outer ends these locking-bars may beprovided with buttons 19, by which they can be operated so as to unlockthe two sections. The section let of the perambulator is provided withlaterally-projecting square pivots 20, adapted to engage correspondinglongitudinal grooves 21, arranged within the walls 9 10 of the movableframe, said grooves thus servingas bearings and guides for said pivots20.

In order to allow of the perambulator to be turned from its verticalposition into a tion 14, said aperture being adapted to enhorizontalposition, the following arrangement is made: At a part near one end ofthe walls 9 1O circular pivots 23, capable of turn ing and havinggrooves 22 in line and corresponding with those of the walls 9 10 arearranged. It will be seen that owing to this arrangement theperambulator can be moved alongside the sofa and the frames 6 7 and 9 l10, the square pivots thereof being guided through the grooves 21 of thewalls 9 l0 and the grooves 22 of the circular pivots 23. WVhen, however,it is desired to turn the peram- 1 bulator into the horizontal position,the same is 1 moved so far until the square pivots 20 of same enter thegrooves 22 of the circular pivots l 23, which will then allow of theperambulator to be turned. In its horizontal position the 1 perambulatormay be secured by any suitable j means. In Fig. 3 I have shown a hook 24l fixed in the wall of the section 14:, said hook projecting outward andadapted to engage a l recess made in the cross-bar 11, connecting l thetwo walls 9 and 10 of the movable frame. In said recess a locking-pin 25may be ar- 1 ranged and adapted to be always pressed for- I) l ward, soas to lock the hook 24. This locking-pin 25 may project outward from thecross-bar and be provided with a button 26, l by which it can beoperated so as to unlock f the hook 24. l

As above stated, the perambulator can be used in its horizontal positionas a cradle or a bed for the baby, and for this purpose the section 15must be disconnected from the secl tion 14. The length of the mold 14may, l however, not suffiee for the baby so as to serve as a cradle, andtherefore I arrange a board 27 that is correspondingly bent and ladapted to fit within a recess 28, arranged in the cylindrical wall ofthe section 1%. Norl mally when the section 14: is connected with thesection 15 forming the carriage the board 2'7 will lie within the groove28. hen, however, the section 14 is used as a cradle, the board 27 willbe pulled out to a. certain extent, so as to allow of this mold,together with the withdrawn portion of the board 27, to correspond withthe full length of the baby. In order to prevent the falling out of theboard when the perambulator is in its upright position. a spring 29 maybe fixed at the rear edge of the board 27 and an aperture 20 arrangedwithin the cylindrical wall of the secgage the spring 29 when the boardis shoved in. The spring 29 may project through said aperture 30 intothe mold 14, and thus allow of the disengagement of the spring when theboard is to be pulled out.

Having thus described the nature of my invention, what I desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a sofa, of aperambulator adapted when not in use to be accommodated underneath thesofa, a frame carrying said perambulator and made in two telescopingsections, the frame extending alongside the sofa and having longitudinalguldes to guide the perambulator when the same is moved to and fro,substantially and for the purpose as specified.

2. The combination with a sofa, of a perambulator, a frame carrying saidperambulator 1 and made in two telescoping sections, said frame beingguided within the side walls of the sofa and adapted to be accommodatedtogether with the perambulator underneath the sofa, the said framehaving guides guiding the perambulator to and fro alongside the sofa,substantially and for the purpose as specified.

3. The combination witha sofa, of aperambulator, a frame comprising afront wall, a rear wall and cross-pieces connecting said walls, saidcross-pieces adapted to be guided within the side walls of the sofa, averticallyadjustable frame carrying the perambulator and guided withinthe first-named frame, said adjustable frame having guides allowing ofthe perambulator to be moved to and fro alongside of the sofa, and meanswhereby the adjustable frame is secured in its upmost position,substantially and for the purpose as specified.

4:. The combination with a sofa of a perambulator, a frame comprising afront wall, a rear wall and cross-pieces connecting said walls, saidcross-pieces being adapted to be guided within the side walls of thesofa, a vertically-adjustable frame guided within the first-named frame,said adjustable frame carrying the perambulator and having guidesallowing of the latter to be moved to and fro, links pivoted to thebottom edges of the ad justable frame and corresponding links pivoted tothe bottom edges of the walls of the first-named frame, said links beingconnected with each other and adapted to stretch when the adjustableframe is to be held in its upmost position, and to fold when the saidframe is to be lowered down, substantially and for the purpose asspecified.

5. The combination with a sofa, of a perambulator, a frame comprising afront wall, a rear wall and cross-pieces connecting said walls, saidcross-pieces being adapted to be guided within the side walls of thesofa, a vertically-adjustable frame guided within the first-named frame,longitudinal square grooves arranged in the walls of the adjustableframe, the perambulator having square pivots with rounded side surfaces,said pivots being adapt- I ed to be guided within the square grooves ofthe adjustable frame, circular pivots having grooves in line andcorresponding with those of the adjustable frame, said circular pivotsbeing capable of turning and allowing of the perambulator to be turnedfrom its vertical into a horizontal position, substantially and for thepurpose as specified.

6. The combination of a perambulator with a cradle, the perambulatorconsisting of two mold-shaped sections with an open bottom and a tophaving a hole, and with plain side surfaces, square pivots fixed to oneof the sections, and means for locking the two sections, substantiallyand for the purpose as specified.

7. The combination witha sofa of atiltable perambulator, adapted to beused in upright position as a baby-carriage and in horizontal positionas a cradle, the perambulator consisting of two mold-shaped sections,said sections having means whereby they can be connected anddisconnected, square pivots fixed to one of said sections and adapted tobe guided in the grooves of a vertically-adjustable frame, saidadjustable frame being guided in a baseframe adapted to be accommodatedunderneath the sofa, circular pivots arranged in the adjustable frameand capable of turning, said circular pivots having grooves in line andcorresponding with those of the adjustable frame, a board guided withina recess of one of the sections, said board being adapted to beWithdrawn from within the wall of the section when the latter is used asa cradle, and means whereby the said board can be secured'in itsposition within the wall of the section, substantially and for thepurpose as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 19th day of March,

LOUIS PEROTTI.

Witnesses:

MAUDE IRENE SoHULER, PHILIP DAVID LEFKOWITZ.

